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Shloka 146

Udyoga-parva Adhyāya 3 — Sātyaki on Inner Disposition, Legitimacy, and Coercive Readiness

वेगं समर्था: संसोढुं वज़स्येव महीधरा: । जैसे बड़े-बड़े पर्वत भी वज्गजका वेग सहन करनेमें समर्थ नहीं हैं

vegaṃ samarthāḥ saṃsoḍhuṃ vajrasyeva mahīdharāḥ |

বৈশম্পায়ন বললেন— যেমন মহামহিম পর্বতও বজ্রের প্রবল আঘাত সহ্য করতে পারে না, তেমনই যুদ্ধেচ্ছায় উন্মত্ত ও ক্রোধে স্ফীত তাদের মধ্যে কেউই আমার—সাত্যকির—প্রহার-প্রবাহের বেগ সহ্য করার শক্তি রাখে না।

वेगम्speed, impetus
वेगम्:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootवेग
FormMasculine, Accusative, Singular
समर्थाःcapable
समर्थाः:
Karta
TypeAdjective
Rootसमर्थ
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural
संसोढुम्to endure, to bear
संसोढुम्:
TypeVerb
Rootसह् (संसह्)
FormTumun (infinitive), Parasmaipada (usage), Non-finite
वज्रस्यof the thunderbolt
वज्रस्य:
TypeNoun
Rootवज्र
FormNeuter, Genitive, Singular
इवlike, as
इव:
TypeIndeclinable
Rootइव
महीधराःmountains (earth-bearers)
महीधराः:
Karta
TypeNoun
Rootमहीधर
FormMasculine, Nominative, Plural

वैशम्पायन उवाच

V
Vaiśampāyana
V
vajra (Indra’s thunderbolt)
M
mahīdharāḥ (mountains)
S
Sātyaki (implied by the accompanying sense)

Educational Q&A

The verse uses a thunderbolt–mountain simile to stress that uncontrolled wrath and the thirst for battle do not automatically confer true strength; real power is measured by the capacity to endure and prevail, not merely by aggressive intent.

In the Udyoga Parva’s tense pre-war atmosphere, the narration highlights martial confidence through a vivid comparison: just as mountains cannot bear a thunderbolt’s impact, the opponents are portrayed as unable to withstand the speaker’s (Sātyaki’s) attack-force.